Maiden voyage

Maiden voyage
For other uses, see Maiden Voyage (disambiguation).

The maiden voyage of a ship, aircraft or other craft is the first journey made by the craft after shakedown. A number of traditions and superstitions are associated with it.

Notable maiden voyages that ended in disaster include those of the RMS Titanic, an unknown ship (later identified as RMS Tayleur), Batavia, Swedish warship Vasa and Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano.

Other maiden voyage losses include Ranga, and Union Star.

See also

v · d · eShips that were lost on their maiden voyage
Naval ships
Vasa (1628) · Georgiana (1863) · Flach (1866) · Passenger ships
and cargo liners
Amazon (1851) · Tayleur (1854) · Titanic (1912) · Georges Philippar (1932) · Magdalena (1949) · Hans Hedtoft (1959) · Zenobia (1980)
Cargo ships
Batavia (1629) · Fortuyn (1723) · Amsterdam (1749) · Carrier Pigeon (1852) · Irex (1890) · Hastier (1919) · Adolf Vinnen (1923) · Michael E (1941)1 · Alexander Macomb (1942)1 · Empire Clough (1942)1 · Empire Drum (1942)1, 2 · Empire Dryden (1942)1, 2 · George Calvert (1942)1 · John Morgan (1943)1 · Ranga (1982)
Racing yachts
Mohawk (1876)
1 = Due to enemy action. 2 = Maiden revenue-earning voyage.

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